Yamam raiding Jenin home
Photo: Police
WATCH: Yamam unit raids Jenin homes in search of terrorists
Border Police's counterterrorism unit searches for head of terror cell behind murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevah's murder; cell leader still at large.
The Border Police released footage on Friday showing its counterterrorism Yamam unit operating in Jenin
earlier this week as part of efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of a terror attack near Havat Gilad that claimed the life of Rabbi Raziel Shevah.
During their raid of the city, the Yamam fighters went from home to home, carried out arrests, and exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen. Two Yamam fighters were wounded during the raid, one lightly and the other seriously.
It appears, however, that Ahmed Jarrar, who headed the terror cell behind the attack, was able to escape the raid and is believed to still be at large.
Yamam fighters raid Jenin homes (צילום: דוברות המשטרה)
The Yamam fighters in Jenin equipped their weapons with silencers in an effort to remain undetected during the complex operation. The operation included the raid of four homes in which four terrorists were hiding.
An initial investigation of the raid in Jenin found the two Yamam fighters were wounded during a fire exchange with a Palestinian terrorist who was eventually shot dead. Despite his injury, the seriously wounded fighter was able to not only extract himself and his comrade, but also return fire and radio the rest of the force for backup.
In addition to the killed terrorist, two others were arrested during the 12-hour raid. It is yet unclear, however, whether they were part of the terror cell behind Rabbi Shevah's murder.
The special counterterrorism unit has been put on high alert and is prepared to deploy in the Samaria region of the West Bank to catch terror cell leader.
IDF forces demolished the home of the cell leader, where he was believed to be, but the Palestinians later reported no body was found in the wreckage.
Israeli security forces now believe he was either not in the house at all or was able to escape.
